The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-05
A DEMOCRATIC MOVE.
nALLors CAST IN SECOND WAVED
That nrp Said to Have loon Counted
When They Should Not Have
1lsen-Last Nights Council
Meeting n Lively Ono.

lisen-Last Nights Council
Meeting n Lively Ono.
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A very cheerful and entertaining special
meeting Of tho new Council was held at
tho Police Building last night. Tho call
Tor the meeting, signed By tho requisite
number Of Councilman, oil Of tho Demo-
cratic faith, was presented 10 Mayor Sea-
bright carly yesterday morning, and tho
notices wero ~ once made out and sent to
all tho members OF Council.
1t WAS generally Understood both by
tho members and the public, what. the call
was made for. The Democracy claimu to
have discovered in the Second ward
grounds for demanding q rccount OF tho
voted cast at the recent municipal election.
Tho defeated Democratic candidates for
the Second, Branch Of Council claim that
thero were in that ward q larger number
OF ballots, estimated BIZ thon at
from forty to apven.y.hve, upon
which the nameu Of all tho candidates 10
DO voted for appeared; these tickets are
known 10 doub!e tickets and ono said to
have been circulated by Mr.. @, r. Tracy.
the Republican candidate for tho Firat
Branch, and whoseramo was the only one
on thetiCkotno. accompanied by thatofhis
competitor. It Is claimed further that a
number Of theCe Tickets were voted In an
unscratched condition md that instesd of
being thrown out by the ~canvaasers, the
names fiat occurring on the ballots, which
in each caso were those OF Republicans
were counted and that thereby tho Rs.
publican party was very materially bsne-
fitted.
Section q OF tho ordinance Tin relation
to elections by the yotors and also by the
Council OF the city OF Wheeling, aud in
relation to voteo on any question by tho
qualified voters Of said city" provides
that:
"lfany ballot be found to contain more
than the proper number OF names for any
office, such ballot Bhall not ba counted for
said Office" gyr
Tho Democracy claims that under th;s
section q recount will probably show some
decided changes. For Instance, tho ma.
iority OF 81 that City Clerk Bowers hsd
over Tom Toner might ba wiped out. The
Council m~ajocities in that ward were Mr,
Hartong is majority over J. 3. Crawford,
Mr.: Prayer 81 majority over Mr. Simpson,
and Mr.. Garvin s. majority over MIR,
WeiRse:bec. The Democracy thinks or
claims to think that enough double
ballots were east to wipe some Of these
majorities out.
1t is not probable, however, that over
hall q doSsn, IL any OF tiess ballots wore
cast. Still tho minority party in Council
10 ready to grasp at any straw in tho hope
OF recovering tina city Offices that hove
been and will be filled with Republicans ;
1t is also very anxious to sec Thoner
in Frank Bowers place aud talked
wildly yesterday about quo Warranio pro.
~ceedings in the Circuit Court in case tho
Republican msjo.ity in Council should
balk its efforts to secure 3 recount.
The call for the spscial meeting was
made after the three defeated candidstes
for this Second Brsrch had prepared q pa.
per setting forth that they had been no.
grieved as provided for by law. rhe
Democrats we're quite jubilaut yesterday
in anticipating the msetins, over tho fact
that Colonel Caldwell the Republican
leader in the lower house was abaent
from tho city and could not be back in
timo to take \ hand in the proceedings,
The Republicans were not q little
amused over the notices they receiy.
ed. The timp for the meeting wes
Tritseniu as 1880" and afterwards, d
light line had been drawn over tho $50"
It is believed that the purpose OF the
Democrats wsg to meet at 7, and alter
catching q Republican or two and thereby
securing n quorum, to rush any scheme
they might have arranged, through in A
hurry. But that achsne, il cchcme il
Vas. did not work. Tho Democratic mem.
6ers put in On appearance at the Public
Building lest night at quite an early hour,
and there Was an audience present BY I
O'clock that nearly cquslled the encr-
nous 4 that attended last Tuesday
nights meeting. It filed tho gallery and
crowded the lower floor and corridora,
mad ct times was quite disordorIy, an.
plauding and kissing tha mcmbers SIS they
spoke. Thid ehould not have boep al
lowed. Ii the spectators cannot behave
u an orderly manner they should be eS-
clnded.
It was 1880 o'clock exactly when Dlr.
Robertson, in the Second Branch, moved
that MIR. GIuse take the chair and put the
question; it was adopted unanimously
snd the membsr from the Fifth ward
raped for order.
Mr. Cruise ordered tho roll cslled. This
was done by Clerk Bowers; only elsyen
members, four less than o quorum OF thu
body answered to their names. Tbese
eleven were DerocTSts, being tho entire
Democratic membership except Nie5sra.
Harrall and Davis, who were sbsent. Nlr.
Robertson moved that the Sergeant and
deputies DO ordered to hunt up the abssn.
tees and bring them before the Branch.
This motion was adopted and Sergeant
killeen furnished with a List Of the miss.
ing ones. AS he was about to leave tine
chsmbor, Mr.. Healy suggested that three
or four might DO found at Lineold Club,
This suggestion rsised O general laugh.
The members present lighted cigars and
proposed to take things easy, whilo wait
ing for G quorum to bs assembled. They
did not have long to wait. Sergeant
killcen had not got further than tho bot.
tom Of tho stairs before ha met the entire
Republican delegation, excepting Colonel
Caldwell. Headedby President Gillelant
the members marched in and took their
seats; mr. Davis Of the Democratic sids
also appeared, leaving Messra. Caldwell
and Harrell the only abBontees.
MIR. Cruise moved to dispense with tho
reading Of the minutes; this was voted
down and Clerk Bowers started in a long
and exhaustive lung exercise, there being
tw~enty-aeven long pages Of tho journal,
closely written, 10 be approved. When
the Clerk reached that point whore the
votes OF the Council in joint session on
the election OF tho various city officers
were recorded in full, he asked whether
he should read them all; Mr.. Cruise in
sisted that he should. Later on, during
the reading OF these dry details, Mr..
Jaeger asked if 1t was not possible 10 die;
pense with that portion. Some discus.
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